Motecta festorum

by Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548 - 1611)

30. Ecce Sacerdos Magnus
 (Sung text)

Language: Latin 
Ecce sacerdos magnus,
qui in diebus suis placuit Deo
et inventus est justus.
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Behold the great priest", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Note: This text is based on Sirach/Ecclesiastes 44:17, 20-21. It is the antiphon sung at Second Vespers for the Common of a Confessor Bishop.
Researcher for this page: Laura Prichard [Guest Editor]

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